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It was a fine conception to draw up all the fleets of the world in one grand review for the inspection and criticism of the student and scholar; and it is to be hoped that the author of "Fleets of the World" will be "encouraged,...

Gentlemen:—With the introduction of the 8 inch converted rifle, the United States Navy has taken its first decided step in the practical development of a system of rifled ordnance; and it becomes a matter not only of interest but of the...

We who live in this latter half of the nineteenth century, and are furnished with such excellent means of navigating the trackless ocean that we are able to appoint a rendezvous for vessels in a given latitude and longitude, with the certainty of...

A General Description of the Ordnance and Torpedo Outfit of the U.S.S. "Trenton" (2nd Rate)

Lieutenant Charles A. Stone

The Spar deck battery of the "Trenton" consists of two eight inch converted Rifles on the forecastle, and one aft. The forward guns are mounted on Ericsson pivot carriages, shifted and trained by tackles. The recoil is controlled by...